Poland women's national handball team

The Poland women's national handball team is controlled by the Poland Handball Federation (Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce), and represents Poland in international matches.^[1]

Poland
Information
Nickname	Biało-Czerwone (White and Reds)
Association	Poland Handball Federation (Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce)
Coach	Arne Senstad
Assistant coach	Adrian Struzik, Heidi Løke
Captain	Monika Kobylińska
Most caps	Kinga Grzyb (266)
Most goals	Karolina Kudłacz-Gloc (962)
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	18 (First in 1957)
Best result	4th (2013, 2015)
European Championship
Appearances	8 (First in 1996)
Best result	5th (1998)
Last updated on Unknown.

Results

World Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1957	Seventh place game	7th	4	2	0	2	14	19
1962		7th	4	2	0	2	27	28
1965		8th	4	0	1	3	21	40
1971	did not qualify
1973	Placement round	5th	4	3	0	2	59	56
1975		7th	5	3	0	2	65	65
1978	Final round	6th	8	2	0	6	108	55
1982	did not qualify
1986	Preliminary round	13th	3	0	0	3	45	67
1990		9th	5	2	0	3	117	103
1993	Main round	10th	8	2	2	4	178	203
/ 1995	Fifth place game	did not qualify
1997	Quarter-finals	8th	7	5	0	2	178	158
/ 1999	Round of 16	11th	6	3	1	3	147	142
2001	did not qualify
2003
2005	Preliminary round	19th	5	1	0	4	136	154
2007	Eleventh place game	11th	9	4	1	1	279	289
2009	did not qualify
2011
2013	Third place game	4th	9	5	0	4	238	193
2015		4th	9	5	0	4	227	239
2017	Seventh place march	17th	7	4	0	3	207	205
2019	did not qualify
2021	Main round	15th	6	3	0	3	197	201
// 2023		16th	6	3	0	3	203	216
/ 2025	Qualified
2027	TBD
2029
/ 2031	Qualified as co-host
Total	20/30	4th place	113	61	5	54	2446	2433

European Championship

Year Round Position Pld W D L GS GA 1994 Did not qualify 1996 Eleventh place game 11th 6 1 0 5 137 159 1998 Fifth place game 5th 6 4 0 2 138 133 2000 Did not qualify 2002 2004 2006 Main round 8th 6 3 0 3 164 186 2008 Did not qualify / 2010 2012 / 2014 Main round 11th 6 1 0 5 136 162 2016 Preliminary round 15th 3 0 0 3 65 84 2018 Preliminary round 14th 3 0 0 3 69 84 / 2020 Preliminary round 14th 3 0 1 2 67 84 2022 Preliminary round 13th 3 1 0 2 68 72 2024 Main round 9th 7 3 0 4 173 197 2026 Qualified as co-host 2028 TBD 2030 2032 Qualified as co-host Total 11/18 43 13 1 29 1017 1161 ** Red border colour indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

Record against other teams at the European Championship National Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Austria 2 1 0 1 55 53 +2 Croatia 1 0 0 1 21 25 −4 Denmark 4 0 0 4 83 118 −35 France 2 0 0 2 44 66 −22 Germany 5 1 1 3 112 122 −10 Hungary 4 0 0 4 84 118 −34 Lithuania 1 1 0 0 30 27 +3 Montenegro 2 0 0 2 51 56 −5 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 21 30 −9 Norway 4 0 0 4 86 123 −37 North Macedonia 2 2 0 0 62 48 +14 Portugal 1 1 0 0 22 21 +1 Romania 3 1 0 2 72 76 −4 Russia 2 2 0 0 54 47 +7 Serbia 1 0 0 1 26 33 −7 Slovenia 1 1 0 0 34 30 +4 Spain 4 3 0 1 90 88 +2 Sweden 3 0 0 3 70 80 −10 Total 43 13 1 29 1017 1161 −144

Performance in other tournaments

• Carpathian Trophy 1984 – Third place
• Carpathian Trophy 1985 – Second place
• Carpathian Trophy 1988 – Second place
• GF World Cup 2006 – Seventh place
• Carpathian Trophy 2010 – Second place
• Carpathian Trophy 2017 – Winner

Team

Current squad

The squad for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.^[2][3]

Head coach: Arne Senstad

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 4 P Aleksandra Olek (2000-10-31) 31 October 2000 (age 24) 1.78 m 14 30 MKS Lublin 8 RB Monika Kobylińska (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 30) 1.77 m 110 387 CSM București 13 P Sylwia Matuszczyk (1992-06-11) 11 June 1992 (age 33) 1.72 m 58 96 MKS Lublin 16 GK Adrianna Płaczek (1993-12-10) 10 December 1993 (age 31) 1.74 m 98 1 Paris 92 17 RW Adrianna Górna (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 29) 1.71 m 61 62 MKS Zagłębie Lubin 18 CB Aleksandra Tomczyk (1994-10-19) 19 October 1994 (age 30) 1.73 m 22 22 MKS Lublin 21 GK Barbara Zima (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 25) 1.89 m 41 8 MKS Zagłębie Lubin 22 LB Aleksandra Rosiak (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 28) 1.82 m 66 146 MKS Lublin 26 GK Paulina Wdowiak (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 25) 1.75 m 4 0 MKS Lublin 27 CB Magdalena Drażyk (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 28) 1.69 m 0 0 KPR Kobierzyce 31 RW Magda Balsam (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 28) 1.72 m 48 158 MKS Lublin 34 P Marlena Urbańska (1998-01-11) 11 January 1998 (age 27) 1.86 m 18 17 Molde Elite 39 RB Natalia Nosek (1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 (age 27) 1.80 m 50 83 CS Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud 40 LW Daria Michalak (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 29) 1.71 m 52 84 MKS Zagłębie Lubin 49 CB Karolina Kochaniak (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 30) 1.75 m 41 92 MKS Zagłębie Lubin 78 LB Paulina Uścinowicz (1999-10-16) 16 October 1999 (age 25) 1.83 m 18 19 Frisch Auf Göppingen 88 RB Aleksandra Zych (1993-07-28) 28 July 1993 (age 32) 1.82 m 80 102 Start Elbląg 96 LW Dagmara Nocuń (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 29) 1.66 m 56 100 CS Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud

Coaches

• Antoni Szymański (1951–1953)
• Tadeusz Breguła (1953–1956)
• Władysław Stawiarski (1956–1959)
• Edward Surdyka (1960–1965)
• Józef Zając (1966–1969)
• Paweł Wiśniowski (1969–1971)
• Leon Nosila (1971–1973)
• Zygmunt Jakubik (1973–1977)
• Mieczysław Kiegiel (1977–1979)
• Tadeusz Wadych (1980–1982)
• Bogdan Cybulski (1982–1986)
• Jerzy Noszczak (1987–1994)
• Jerzy Ciepliński (1994–2000)
• Marek Karpiński (2000–2003)
• Zygfryd Kuchta (2003–2006)
• Jerzy Ciepliński (2006)
• Zenon Łakomy (2006–2008)
• Krzysztof Przybylski (2008–2010)
• Kim Rasmussen (2010–2016)
• Leszek Krowicki (2016–2019)
• Arne Senstad (2019–)